The mysterious CEO's endless pampering

The reporters were stunned when Shen Yanran uttered such heartless and cold words.

Logically speaking, everyone would keep such family privacy to themselves, for fear of affecting their reputation. But Shen Yanran actually said it all in front of so many people.

Is he out of his mind?

At this moment, Shen Yufei suddenly choked up and said, "Sister, it's fine if you don't want to acknowledge me, but how can you not even acknowledge our biological father? How heartbroken Father would be if he heard you say these words."

Shen Yanran sneered disdainfully, then said without any mercy, "I don't know if he's hurt or not, I only know that you disgust me."

Shen Yufei's face paled at the retort. "Sister, do you really hate me that much? But you were the one who wronged Brother Feng first, which is why he..."

Before she could finish speaking, the reporters, who had been eagerly awaiting the juiciest news, excitedly thrust their microphones towards her, afraid of missing a single word she uttered. "Ms. Shen Yufei, is what you're saying true? It was Shen Yanran who cheated on you first, and Mr. Gao Yufeng found out, which forced them to break off their engagement. Only then did they marry you. So it's not true that you stole your sister's fiancé, as rumored?"

Seeing that she had achieved her goal, Shen Yufei didn't answer the reporter's question. Instead, she stared wide-eyed in surprise and said with a look of self-reproach, "Oh, no, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, sister. I... I didn't mean to say it. Please don't be angry, okay?"

Shen Yanran truly admired Shen Yufei's ability to lie through her teeth and without even needing to think before she spoke. She could say anything, good or bad, and she was still pretending to be innocent and pitiful.

Shen Yanran had no intention of explaining, nor was she bothered to. Explaining such things would only make things worse.

Although Song Lingxue didn't know about Shen Yanran's past, based on her understanding of Shen Yanran, she absolutely believed that she was not the kind of fickle woman. On the contrary, Shen Yufei, who had such an affected expression, was absolutely unpleasant to look at.

As Shen Yanran's assistant, Song Lingxue knew when to step in. She immediately spoke up to block the reporters' barrage of questions, saying in an extremely cold voice, "Excuse me, everyone, we are here to participate in the competition, not to put on a show. Please make way."

The reporter, who had been bribed by Shen Yufei beforehand, suddenly pushed Song Lingxue aside at Shen Yufei's signal and directly confronted Shen Yanran, saying loudly, "Ms. Shen Yanran, what does it mean by not speaking? Is it an admission, or are you feeling guilty? If it's false, please explain in front of all of us. But if it's true, we hope you can apologize to your sister, Ms. Shen Yufei, and clear her name."

No one's feelings can be explained in just a few words, especially when it involves those two scumbags, Shen Yufei and Gao Yufeng, who cheated on her.

To say even one more word would be an insult to her feelings.

Regardless of whether Shen Yanran explains or not, Shen Yufei has already achieved her goal.

Today's final competition will primarily be decided by audience votes, with judges playing a secondary role. If Shen Yanran's image suffers, even if her designs are outstanding, she will not gain public approval.

Just as the reporters were waiting for Shen Yanran's answer, a person in a work uniform suddenly ran over from the side and stopped them, saying, "Alright, alright, the interview session is over. Our competition is about to begin. Please move to the studio to wait. Contestants, please get ready and come with me to the venue in a moment."

The reporters wanted to ask a few more questions, but they were all taken away by the staff of the competition venue.

Seeing that there was no excitement to be had, the other designers also calmed down and began preparing for the competition later.

This final competition consists of two rounds.

Since a total of ten designers made it to the finals, the first round of the competition was a 1v1 original design sketch contest, which was conducted by drawing lots.

The second round is a competition between the winners, who are required to create a complete set of jewelry on the spot. The specific design will be determined by the judges by drawing lots.

The staff took ten designers to different rooms one after another, and then they drew lots. Those who drew the same number formed a group, and then had three hours to design a pair of wedding rings for a couple who were about to get married.

This also tests designers' ability to improvise and their creativity in dealing with different customers.

After the host briefly explained the rules in the studio, the countdown began: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the competition begins!"

The designers first drew lots, and Shen Yufei was number one and Shen Yanran was number five.

Many designers were bewildered when they heard about the competition rules. They had only prepared for one round and did not expect there to be a second round. If they used all their designs in the first round, they would have nothing to use in the second round.

I'm feeling nervous and conflicted, and I don't know what to do.

Shen Yufei got into the zone and started designing as soon as the host said "start." Anyone who didn't know better would really think she was very talented and could do it with ease.

Only Shen Yufei herself knew that she had known the rules of the competition for a long time and had also asked a talented person to design it for her. She practiced hard for three days before she could draw the draft perfectly.

After all, she had studied painting back then and had a certain foundation in art, just not in a very professional way.

All of this was because of Shen Yanran. She was so good at painting and very popular at school. She was so jealous that she asked Du Yuzhi to find a teacher to teach her to paint, but she only studied for three months.

Later, seeing that Shen Yanran played the piano well and attracted the attention of many male classmates, she also started learning the piano and naturally gave up painting, which she still does now.

In order to avoid giving herself away during the competition, she had to cram for half a month to avoid looking like an idiot who knew nothing.

Shen Yanran didn't put in as much effort as her. She was born with a pair of hands that could draw, and she had been influenced by Lin Yueru since childhood. She had an innate ability to design jewelry.

However, she doesn't design blindly. Instead, she looks at the couple's photos and considers their requirements before starting the design process.

An hour passed quickly. Shen Yufei was the first to finish, and Shen Yanran was the last.

Two of the designers quit due to excessive pressure.

Next comes the judges' voting.

Shen Yufei was the first to finish and therefore the first to receive feedback. Her design was novel and unique, and the judges unanimously gave it a thumbs up. Her opponent, however, was so nervous that she only completed half of her design and was automatically eliminated.

Then came the works from the second, third, and fourth groups, and after comparing them one by one, the winning side was selected.

When it came to Shen Yanran's turn, the judges were amazed by her work. Other designers had designed complicated styles and large-carat diamonds in order to show the luxury and nobility of the wedding rings. They looked very beautiful, but they were too expensive for the average family.

Only Shen Yanran's design met the client's requirements; it was simple and elegant, unique and individualistic, giving people a refreshing feeling.

Naturally, he was also selected for the second round of the competition.

The second round was where the real excitement of the finals began, with the judges drawing a topic that consisted of only two words: retro.

It's not just about designing, but also about making. This tests a designer's practical skills, since the final jewelry design will be worn on someone's body; it can't just be theoretical.

Because the process was complex, the organizers of the second round of the competition gave everyone six hours, including time to design and select materials.

All the materials they needed had to be selected from the organizer's material library, specially provided by Muse Jewelry, and were almost all very valuable and unique.

In other words, there is only one of each type of jewelry raw material. Once someone else has chosen it, you won't have any left, so you have to act first.

When Shen Yufei was selecting raw materials, it seemed as if she was deliberately targeting Shen Yanran. Wherever Shen Yanran went, Shen Yufei followed. If she saw something that Shen Yanran was interested in, she would reach out and snatch it into her own hands before Shen Yanran could use it.

Shen Yanran actually had a design idea in mind as soon as the question appeared, and she knew what she needed and didn't need.

She just didn't expect Shen Yufei to be so shameless as to follow her wherever she went, so she kept a watchful eye on things and pretended to be interested in a certain jewelry raw material.

Shen Yufei snatched it once or twice, but that wasn't enough. She wanted to snatch it a third time, and even said, "Sister, I really didn't expect that we not only have the same eye for men, but we even chose the exact same jewelry."

Shen Yanran glanced indifferently at the self-righteous Shen Yufei and sneered contemptuously, "I didn't expect you to be so shameless. I've already told you that you disgust me, but you still keep calling me 'sister.' Do you deserve to be scolded like that?"

"Shen Yanran, you just wait, I'll make sure you regret this!" If there hadn't been cameras watching, Shen Yufei would have slapped her twice already.

Shen Yanran smiled fearlessly, "Fine, I'll wait for you... to die a horrible death."

Shen Yanran knew Shen Yufei's skill level all too well.

She only has a three-minute burst of enthusiasm for design and has never truly put her heart into designing anything. Perhaps the only thing she is skilled at is her innocent, white-lotus-like acting skills; all the other personas she has created are fake.

She has no knowledge of jewelry design and it's impossible for her to create truly original pieces.

She had seen the design draft from the first round of the competition. It was clearly designed by a designer with their own unique style. She seemed to have seen it in a magazine before.

But since it was drawn by Shen Yufei herself, she couldn't help but doubt the fairness of the competition. Was someone leaking the questions to her in advance?